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Bulenox and TradeDay are both lower-cost futures prop firms that let you choose between an intraday trailing and an end-of-day (EOD) drawdown, and neither charges a monthly fee once you are funded. They differ on how you pay and how clearly they publish their funded rules. Bulenox sells one-time evaluations with a 30-day window to pass, but its master-account withdrawal rules appear only as headings on its official help pages. TradeDay bills monthly at heavily discounted prices and documents its payout policies in detail, including a Quick Pay account that can pay after one day. We checked both firms' official pages in November 2026.
Bulenox vs TradeDay at a glance
| Bulenox | TradeDay | |
|---|---|---|
| Market | Futures | Futures |
| FundedTime score | 7.6/10 | 7.7/10 |
| Data status | Partially verified | Verified (help center; Fast Pass minimum days conflict) |
| Listed price | From $94 one-time (Momentum 25K); Qualification 50K $175 | Quick Pay 50K $59/month (intraday) or $79 (EOD) on sale; Fast Pass 50K $95; list prices about double |
| Pricing model | One-time fee | Monthly subscription, no activation fee |
| Fee refundable | No (Fast Track explicitly non-refundable) | No |
| Max account size | $150,000 | $150,000 |
| Max profit split | Not verified on official site | 90% (live); 80% (Fast Pass sim); Quick Pay sim 50% until profit exceeds $4,000, then 80% |
| Profit target | $1,500 / $3,000 / $6,000 / $9,000 | $1,500 / $3,000 / $6,000 / $9,000 |
| Daily loss limit | EOD option only: $600 / $1,200 / $2,500 / $3,300 (Momentum), pauses trading | None published |
| Max drawdown | Momentum: $1,000 / $2,000 / $3,000 / $4,500 | $1,000 / $2,000 / $3,000 / $4,500; no published lock level |
| Drawdown type | Your choice: intraday trailing or EOD (locked for the account) | Quick Pay evaluation: intraday or EOD; Fast Pass: EOD; Quick Pay funded sim: always intraday |
| Minimum trading days | None (30-day window to pass) | 5 (Quick Pay); 3 (Fast Pass, though one FAQ says none) |
| Consistency rule | Momentum: 35% (calculation not published) | 30% (Quick Pay evaluation); 45% (Fast Pass evaluation and funded) |
| News trading | Not verified | Banned: positions liquidated 2 min before Tier 1 releases |
| EAs / bots | Not verified ($100/month for third-party API connections) | Own automation on supported platforms; no purchased bots or API access |
| First payout | Not verified on official site | After 1 trading day (Quick Pay, no buffer, $250 minimum) |
| Payout frequency | Not verified on official site | Per request (Quick Pay); every 5 profitable days, capped (Fast Pass) |
| Payout methods | Not verified on official site | Riseworks: bank wire, crypto |
| Platforms | Rithmic-based: NinjaTrader, Quantower, Sierra Chart, ATAS and more | Tradovate, Rithmic; NinjaTrader, TradingView, Quantower, Jigsaw |
| US traders | Yes | Yes (not Guam, Puerto Rico or USVI) |
| Trustpilot | 4.7 (1,827 reviews) | 4.6 (1,454 reviews) |
Rows marked "not published" or "not verified" could not be confirmed on the official pages we reviewed in November 2026.
FundedTime scores
Bulenox scores 7.6/10 and ranks sixth of the 10 futures firms we rate. TradeDay scores 7.7/10 and ranks fifth. Scores follow our published methodology, including how much we could verify, and are not a guarantee of results.
Pricing and fees
Bulenox sells three one-time products. Qualification costs $145, $175, $215 and $325 for 25K to 150K; Momentum, a two-stage account where "one payment covers both stages", costs $94, $143, $248 and $358; and Fast Track, which skips the evaluation, costs $338 to $788 with no activation fee. Qualification needs a Master activation fee after passing that Bulenox's pages do not print; a secondary source reports $143 to $498. Evaluations last 30 calendar days, resets are available but not priced, and Fast Track is explicitly non-refundable. Professional market data costs $116 a month, and third-party API connections to Rithmic $100 a month.
TradeDay bills Quick Pay and Fast Pass monthly until you pass. In November 2026 it showed 55% off Quick Pay and 50% off Fast Pass: on 50K, Quick Pay costs $59 (intraday) or $79 (EOD) and Fast Pass $95, against list prices of $131, $175 and $189. Across sizes, sale prices run $45 to $265. There is no activation fee, a reset costs the current monthly price, and cancelling the subscription closes the linked evaluation.
Rules and drawdown
Targets are 6% at both firms: $1,500, $3,000, $6,000 and $9,000. TradeDay's drawdowns are $1,000 to $4,500 by size. Bulenox Momentum uses $1,000, $2,000, $3,000 and $4,500, while the Qualification pricing page says "up to" $1,500, $2,500, $3,000 and $4,500.
Both let you pick the drawdown type, with different catches. At Bulenox the choice is locked for the life of the account: the trailing option follows your highest balance in real time with no daily limit, and the EOD option moves only at the close but adds a daily loss limit ($600 to $3,300 on Momentum) that pauses trading for the day. At TradeDay, Quick Pay lets you choose intraday or EOD for the evaluation, but every Quick Pay funded account uses an intraday drawdown calculated on gross profit, so it keeps trailing after payouts. Fast Pass is EOD in evaluation and funded. TradeDay publishes no daily loss limit. Only Bulenox's Fast Track page states a lock level (starting balance plus $100).
Minimum days and consistency: Bulenox has no minimum days and a 30-day deadline. Its Momentum page shows a "35% Consistency Rule" heading without explaining it. TradeDay has no deadline, needs 5 days on Quick Pay and 3 on Fast Pass (one FAQ says none), and applies 30% (Quick Pay) or 45% (Fast Pass) best-day rules.
News: TradeDay liquidates open positions 2 minutes before Tier 1 releases such as CPI, FOMC and the jobs report, and resumes trading 2 minutes after. Bulenox's FAQ lists a news question without a visible answer, so we could not verify its policy. Automation: TradeDay allows your own systems on supported platforms but bans purchased bots and API access; Bulenox's bot and copier answers were also blank, though it charges for third-party API connections. Neither allows positions through the daily close: Bulenox requires flat by 3:59 PM CT and TradeDay liquidates at 3:50 pm CT.
Worked example: cost to pass and a first $1,000 withdrawal on 50K
Cost if you take two months to pass a 50K:
- Bulenox Momentum: $143 once, if you pass inside the 30-day window. A reset does not extend the window, according to third-party reports.
- Bulenox Qualification: $175, plus a reported $148 Master activation fee, so about $323 (unconfirmed).
- TradeDay Quick Pay EOD: 2 × $79 = $158, no activation fee.
- TradeDay Fast Pass: 2 × $95 = $190.
A $1,000 first withdrawal: on TradeDay Quick Pay you can request after one profitable day, with no buffer, but the split is 50% while profit is under $4,000, so $1,000 pays $500. On Fast Pass the split is 80%, so $1,000 pays $800, but only after five profitable days of at least $150 on 50K, and each payout is limited to 50% of the balance and capped at $1,500 for accounts opened since July 26, 2026. On Bulenox, third-party reports say traders keep 100% of the first $10,000 per profile, so $1,000 would pay $1,000; we could not verify the split, minimums or caps on Bulenox's own pages.
TradeDay's own blended-split example shows how Quick Pay improves with a bigger balance: with $6,000 of profit, a $3,000 request pays $1,600 on the first $2,000 at 80% plus $500 on the last $1,000 at 50%, or $2,100.
Payouts
TradeDay's payout rules are fully documented. Quick Pay funded sim accounts can request after one trading day with a $250 minimum; at $10,000 of gross profit the account is reviewed for live, and profit above that level is removed. Fast Pass pays 80/20 with the per-cycle caps above ($750 to $2,250 by size), and live accounts pay 90/10. Payouts go through Riseworks by bank wire (free in the US, $15 internationally) or crypto, and requests made before the 5:30 pm cutoff are processed the next business day.
Bulenox's master pages list "Withdrawal Rules" as a heading only. Third-party reporting from August 2026 says same-day processing for weekday requests before 12:01 PM CT, payment by bank transfer, PayPal or Wise, and five qualifying profitable days per cycle on Momentum ($150 on 50K). Bulenox does publish that after three successful payouts a Master account may be offered a funded account. See the Bulenox payout guide and TradeDay payout guide.
Platforms and US access
Bulenox runs on Rithmic and connects to platforms such as NinjaTrader, Quantower, Sierra Chart and ATAS; a secondary source says Tradovate and native TradingView are not supported. TradeDay offers Tradovate and Rithmic connections, with NinjaTrader, TradingView, Quantower and Jigsaw. Both accept US traders. TradeDay excludes Guam, Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands and publishes a country list; Bulenox's country and KYC answers were not displayed when we checked. Bulenox allows up to five Master accounts; TradeDay allows up to 10 accounts and one user per household.
Who each firm suits
Bulenox
Rithmic users who want a low one-time fee, no minimum days and a locked choice of drawdown type, and who are confident of passing within 30 days. Its 4.7 Trustpilot score is strong, but read the Master agreement before trading for a withdrawal.
TradeDay
Traders who want low monthly sale prices, documented payout rules and the option of a first payout after one day, and who accept a 50% Quick Pay split below $4,000 of profit and a strict news ban.
Which should you choose if…
- You trade around CPI or FOMC: avoid TradeDay, which liquidates positions 2 minutes before Tier 1 news; check Bulenox's policy with support first.
- You need more than 30 days: TradeDay, which has no deadline, though the subscription keeps billing.
- You want EOD drawdown once funded: Bulenox's EOD option or TradeDay Fast Pass; not TradeDay Quick Pay.
- You want to read every payout rule before buying: TradeDay.
- You want the lowest one-off cost: Bulenox Momentum 25K at $94.
Bottom line
TradeDay scores 7.7/10 and ranks fifth of the futures firms we rate; Bulenox scores 7.6/10 and ranks sixth. The scores are close because Bulenox's prices and drawdown choice are strong but its payout terms are not published, while TradeDay documents everything but pays less on smaller Quick Pay withdrawals. If you value transparency, pick TradeDay; if you value a one-time fee and Rithmic platforms, Bulenox.
Read the full Bulenox review and TradeDay review, see Bulenox vs My Funded Futures and Topstep vs TradeDay, or compare in the comparison tool. Price out your own scenario with the challenge cost calculator.
Sources (checked November 2026): Bulenox: bulenox.com, bulenox.com/accounts-pricing, trustpilot.com/review/bulenox.com; TradeDay: tradeday.com, tradeday.com/how-it-works, TradeDay Quick Pay payout policy, trustpilot.com/review/tradeday.com.
FAQ
Is Bulenox or TradeDay cheaper?
It depends on how long you take. Bulenox Momentum 50K is $143 once, but you must pass within 30 days. TradeDay Quick Pay EOD 50K was $79 a month on sale in November 2026, with no activation fee.
Which firm pays out faster?
TradeDay Quick Pay can request after one trading day, with no buffer, but pays 50% until profit exceeds $4,000. Bulenox's payout timing is reported by third parties as same-day processing, but its official pages do not show the withdrawal rules.
Can I choose EOD drawdown at both firms?
Yes in the evaluation. Bulenox locks your choice for the life of the account. TradeDay Quick Pay funded accounts always use intraday drawdown; Fast Pass stays EOD.
Does Bulenox or TradeDay allow news trading?
TradeDay does not: positions are liquidated 2 minutes before Tier 1 releases. Bulenox's FAQ answer on news was not displayed when we checked, so confirm with support.
Do Bulenox and TradeDay accept US traders?
Yes. TradeDay excludes Guam, Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands. Bulenox lists a Delaware address but did not display its country list when we checked.
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